Lisa Abdalla, BCBA, RMHCI

I'm Lisa, with Personal Growth Counseling. I'm a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and a Registered Mental Health Counselor Intern (RMHCI) with the state of Florida. I am also certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT). I have two Master's Degrees in the field of Psychology, both from the University of South Florida, and over 20 years experience working with clients as a BCBA. I mainly work with adults, 18 and older. I specialize in working with people who have Anxiety, Depression, Bipolar, Trauma, Adjustment Disorder, Self-harm, Borderline Personality Disorder, Autism, and ADHD. I use a humanistic, person-centered approach as the foundation of my practice, then integrate different modalities of therapy that best suits you. Some approaches that I use are Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Positive Psychology.

Throughout my life, I have found my purpose in helping others. I know that sometimes we choose the change in our life, and at other times, change chooses us. I'm here to help you find your way through a rough time or to help you make that change you've always thought about. I truly believe we are all on a journey. When it gets tough, you don’t have to do it alone. In our initial sessions, we'll look at the issues at hand and how they may or may not be rooted in your past. We'll make a plan together. My goal is to see a lifting of your symptoms within the first month and get you on the path to finding your happiness.